The opinion
Opinion issued August 2, 2012
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
NO. 01B12B00153BCV
MONTA C. FIZER, Appellant
V.
JENNIFER FIZER, Appellee
On Appeal from the 280th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2011-76531
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Monta C. Fizer, has neither paid the required filing fee for this
appeal nor established indigence for purposes of appellate costs. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 5 (“A party who is not excused by statute or these rules from paying costs must
pay—at the time an item is presented for filing—whatever fees are required by
statute or Supreme Court order.”), 20.1 (listing requirements for establishing
indigence); see also TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 51.207 (Vernon Supp. 2011), §
51.941(a) (Vernon 2005), § 101.041 (Vernon Supp. 2011) (listing fees in court of
appeals); Order Regarding Fees Charged in Civil Cases in the Supreme Court and
the Courts of Appeals and Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation,
Misc. Docket No. 07-9138 (Tex. Aug. 28, 2007), reprinted in TEX. R. APP. P. app. A
§ B(1) (listing fees in court of appeals). Appellant was notified on February 15,
2012 that this appeal was subject to dismissal if he did not pay the fee by February
27, 2012. After being notified that this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellant
did not adequately respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5 (allowing enforcement of rule);
42.3(c) (allowing involuntary dismissal of case). Appellant was again notified on
June 8, 2012 that this appeal was subject to dismissal if he did not pay the fee by
June 18, 2012. After being notified again that this appeal was subject to dismissal,
appellant did not adequately respond. See id.
Appellant has also neither established indigence, nor paid, or made
arrangements to pay, the fee for preparing the clerk=s record. See TEX. R. APP. P.
20.1 (listing requirements for establishing indigence), 37.3(b) (allowing dismissal of
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appeal for want of prosecution if no clerk’s record filed due to appellant’s fault).
After being notified that this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellant did not
adequately respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b) (allowing involuntary dismissal
for want of prosecution).
We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. We dismiss all pending
motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Bland, Massengale, and Brown.
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